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Kurdish PKK disbands and ends insurgency against Turkish state
12 May 2025
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New Pope, new Chancellor, same old Trump
12 May 2025
The Catholic Church has a new leader. Robert Prevost was not discussed by the media before being announced as the new Pope on Friday. He will follow the Church’s mantra, that has served it well over two thousand years, to be as flexible as necessary and as rigid as possible Europe has fresh energy in the person of the new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz. Despite the wobbly start in the German Parliament, Merz in the four days after his swearing-in met key European leaders, and laid the basis for his Chancellorship. Meanwhile, Donald Trump statements continue to hanker for the past. His call for the re-opening of the prison on Alcatraz is a case in point. Trump marks the end of the “American era”. The US will remain a rich and powerful country, but its global role will be much diminished.
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In Kuwait a government crisis is averted after opposition falls short by one vote in its efforts to block incoming Cabinet
30 March 2021
The Prime Minister and members of the Kuwait cabinet were sworn in this morning at the beginning of the regular session of the National Assembly. The opposition has not succeeded in disrupting the procedures in today’s session.
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Tunisian president says change is on its way
25 March 2021
President Kais Saied said he is willing to oversee a national dialogue, with an active youth participation, to address a wide range of economic and political issues. The initiative for the dialogue was brought forward by the influential Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT). It has also been something that has been discussed and advocated by activists and civil society members.
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Eastern government recognises Libya's unity government
24 March 2021
The eastern-based government of Libya officially recognised the new Government of National Unity (GNU). A delegation of the GNU, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Al-Gatrani, arrived in Benghazi, and received the office location from the now-former eastern government. The handover processes will occur on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock
22 March 2021
Armenia appears heading for snap parliamentary elections on 20 June, but hopes that the poll may resolve the current gridlock in the Armenian political arena may be premature. Benyamin Poghosyan argues in this op-ed that for Armenia things may get worse before they get better.
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EU-mediated talks in Georgia paused
19 March 2021
The EU facilitated talks between Georgian political parties were paused on Friday after a 10 hour meeting mediated by Christian Danielsson, the special envoy of the president of the European Council, ended in the early hours of the morning without agreement.
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Talks on Somalia's elections resume next week
18 March 2021
Leaders of the Somalia federal government will meet this Sunday (21 March) with the leaders of the federal member states to discuss the dispute in the electoral process, according to Garowe Online. Heads of federal states are already engaging in meetings with foreign ambassadors in Mogadishu.
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Boris Johnson outlines UK’s post-Brexit foreign policy
16 March 2021
Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, has today (16 March) published an Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy outlining the UK’s post-Brexit direction of travel.
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Libyan unity government sworn in
16 March 2021
Libya’s first unity government in seven years was sworn in before the parliament in Tobruk on Monday – a step that received positive appraisal from regional and international parties alike. More than 100 parliamentarians and several Arab and foreign ambassadors attended the ceremony. Earlier on the same day, Dbeibah and his cabinet took the oath of office before the High Court in the capital Tripoli before heading to Tobruk. The government will officially start its duties as of today.
